King James Version

John 13:38

Jesus answered him, Wilt thou lay down thy life for my sake? Verily, verily, I say unto thee, The cock shall not crow, till thou hast denied me thrice.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “answers” (ἀποκρίνεται) before Jesus here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “may crow” (φωνήσῃ) before until here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “you will deny” (ἀρνήσῃ) before Me here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “answered to him the” (Ἀπεκρίθη αὐτῷ ὁ) before Jesus here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “will crow” (φωνήσει) before until here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “you will deny” (ἀπαρνήσῃ) before Me here.

ἀποκρίνεταιapokrinetaiansweredἀποκρίνομαι (apokrinomai)verb, present middle indicative, 3rd person singular — “answered”, an ongoing or repeated actionG611I answer, reply, take up the conversation.answeredἸησοῦςiēsousJesusἸησοῦςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “Jesus”, the subject formG2424Jesus; the Greek form of Joshua; Jesus, son of Eliezer; Jesus, surnamed Justus.Τὴνtēntheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ψυχήνpsuchēnlifeψυχή (psuchē)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “life”, the object formG5590(a) the vital breath, breath of life, (b) the human soul, (c) the soul as the seat of affections and will, (d) the self, (e) a human person, an individual.This verse uses “life”.lifeσουsouyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, genitive, singular — “you”, the of-formG4771you.ὑπὲρhuperforὑπέρpreposition — “for”G5228gen: in behalf of; acc: above.forἐμοῦemoumy sakeἐγώ (egō)personal pronoun, genitive, singular — “my sake”, the of-formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.my sakeθήσειςthēseisto placeτίθημι (tithēmi)verb, future active indicative, 2nd person singular — “to place”, an action still aheadG5087I put, place, lay, set, fix, establish.This verse uses “place”.ἀμὴνamēn? Verilyἀμήνparticle — “? Verily”G281verily, truly, amen; at the end of sentences may be paraphrased by: So let it be.This verse uses “verily”.? Verilyἀμὴνamēnverilyἀμήνparticle — “verily”G281verily, truly, amen; at the end of sentences may be paraphrased by: So let it be.This verse uses “verily”.verilyλέγωlegōI sayλέγωverb, present active indicative, 1st person singular — “I say”, an ongoing or repeated actionG3004(denoting speech in progress), (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command.This verse uses “say”.I sayσοιsoiunto theeσύ (su)personal pronoun, dative, singular — “unto thee”, the to- or for-formG4771you.unto theeοὐounoοὐadverb — “no”G3756no, not.μὴmēnotμήadverb — “not”G3361not, lest.This verse uses “not”.ἀλέκτωρalektōrcockἀλέκτωρnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “cock”, the subject formG220a cock, rooster.The cockφωνήσῃphōnēsēshallφωνέω (phōneō)verb, aorist active subjunctive, 3rd person singular — “shall”, a single actionG5455I give forth a sound, hence: (a) of a cock: I crow, (b) of men: I shout, (c) trans: I call (to myself), summon; I invite, address.shallἕωςheōstillἕωςpreposition — “till”G2193(a) conj: until, (b) prep: as far as, up to, as much as, until.tillοὗhouwhichὅς (hos)relative pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “which”, the of-formG3739who, which, what, that.This verse uses “which”.ἀρνήσῃarnēsēthou hast deniedἀρνέομαι (arneomai)verb, future middle indicative, 2nd person singular — “thou hast denied”, an action still aheadG720(a) I deny (a statement), (b) I repudiate (a person, or belief).thou hast deniedμεmeIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, accusative, singular — “I”, the object formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).meτρίςtristhriceτρίςadverb — “thrice”G5151three times.thrice

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

Ἀπεκρίθηapekrithēansweredἀποκρίνομαι (apokrinomai)verb, present middle or passive indicative, 3rd person singular — “answered”, an ongoing or repeated actionG611I answer, reply, take up the conversation.αὐτῷautōhimαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, singular, masculine — “him”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.ὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.φωνήσειphōnēseishallφωνέω (phōneō)verb, aorist active subjunctive, 3rd person singular — “shall”, a single actionG5455I give forth a sound, hence: (a) of a cock: I crow, (b) of men: I shout, (c) trans: I call (to myself), summon; I invite, address.ἀπαρνήσῃaparnēsēthou hast deniedἀπαρνέομαι (aparneomai)verb, future deponent indicative, 2nd person singular — “thou hast denied”, an action still aheadG533I deny, disown, repudiate (either another person or myself), disregard.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

Jesus answered him, 'Thy life for me thou wilt lay down! verily, verily, I say to thee, a cock will not crow till thou mayest deny me thrice.'

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American Standard Version (1901)

Jesus answereth, Wilt thou lay down thy life for me? Verily, verily, I say unto thee, The cock shall not crow, till thou hast denied me thrice.

Young’s Literal Translation

Jesus answered him, 'Thy life for me thou wilt lay down! verily, verily, I say to thee, a cock will not crow till thou mayest deny me thrice.'

World English Bible

Jesus answered him, “ Will you lay down your life for me ? Most certainly I tell you , the rooster won’ t crow until you have denied me three times .

Darby Translation

Jesus answers, Thou wilt lay down thy life for me! Verily, verily, I say to thee, The cock shall not crow till thou hast denied me thrice.

Douay-Rheims

Jesus answered him: Wilt thou lay down thy life for me? Amen, amen I say to thee, the cock shall not crow, till thou deny me thrice.

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